Cleaning-rod for guns.



F. D. BROOKS.

CLEANING ROD FOR GUNS.

APPLICATION men FEB. 9, 1918.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

ATENT onerou- FRED D. BROOKS, 0F RICHFIELID, IDAHO.

CLEANING-ROD FOB GUNS.

To all whom it may concern ,Be it known that I, FRED D. BROOKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richfield, in the county of Lincoln, State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cleaning-Rods for Guns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object the rovision of an exceedingly simple and efliclent means for securing a cleaning patch of cloth to a rod in such manner that the patch is positively secured to the rod. when contracted for insertion in the barrel, but may bemerely picked off from the rod when opened out for detachment.

It is more particularly my object to establish this ready and positive securement of the cleaning patch to the rod by a simple rotative engagement of the rod and patch to wind the patch about the rod with portions thereof interlocked with the rod to prevent possible accidental displacement.

It is further my object to provide a patch securing means of this nature which will enable the rod to be engaged with a cleaning patch lost within the rifle barrel, whereby such patch may be readily removed from the barrel.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention resides more particularly in the novel combination, formation and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my improved means for securing a fabric cleaning patch to the end of a cleaning rod.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the attaching means.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through the attaching means longitudinally of the rod.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates the work end portion of a cleaning rod, and for the purposes of this invention, said portion may comprise an integral part of the rod, or may be separable therefrom.

To form my improved fabric patch apply- Specification of Letters Patent.

ing inwardly a the extremity of the rod is proseries of screw threads 6 extenddistance substantially equal to the diameter of the rod, although the distance may be varied to a considerable extent. Immediately inwardly of the screw threads the rod is reduced in diameter to form a consequent annular shoulder 7, and the rod portion inwardly of this shoulder is taperingly increased in diameter to the normal diameter .of the rod. The end face of the rod is preferably concave, and cut into the peripheral portion of this concave face are a series of spaced notches, which are inclined with respect to the axis of the rod, the consequent tongues 8 defined by these notches being slightly bent outward to form gripping spurs for the fabric.

Taking up now the operation of this attaching means, the end of the rod is placed against the fabric and rotated, the spurs or tongues gripping into the immediately adj acent portions of the fabric, which causes the fabric to fold inwardly on the rod whereby its folds lie in and interlock with the screw threads, and whereby the fabric is constricted about the shoulder 7 to positively fasten the cloth on the rod so long as the cloth is held in contracted position for enagement in the gun barrel. To release the cloth it is merely necessary to open the same up, whereby it will fall away from the rod.

An exceedingly simple means has thus been provided for securing the fabric patch to a cleaning rod in such manner that the patch is securely held upon either pulling or pushing movement of the rod in the gun barrel. Should, however, a patch become detached and lodged in the gun barrel it can be most readily withdrawn by twisting engagement of my improved securing means therewith, which will wing the fabric thereonto and interlock it with the rod end. By reason of the spurs projecting from the end face of the cleaning rod and eccentric to said face, rotation of the rod within the cleaning patch is prevented. Thus, feeding tendency of the patch up the superimposed threads of the rod is prevented and the end of the rod does not tear through the patch and permit the latter to pass upwardly and out of operative position. It will be furthermore noted that while the threads 6 are righthand ing means, vided with threads, the spurs 8 progress oppositely.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

Application filed February 9, 1918. Serial No. 216,407.

l. A cleaning rod having a concave endface and a series ofnotches cut into said face obliquely of the akis of the rod forming consequent tongues, said tongues being bent out- Ward to form fabric gripping spurs and said rodsbeing provided with recessed fabric receiving portionsinwardly of said end.

2: A cleaning rod having fabric gripping spurs projecting from one end face eccentric thereto and having threads upwardly from the spurs for receiving folds of fabric thereupon, the spurs serving to prevent continuous screwing movement 'of the threads through such fabric.

3; A cleaning rodhaving fabric gripping spurs projecting from one end face eccentric thereto and havingscrewthreads upvvardly of saidx'spurs for receiving folds of' fabric thereupon, 'the' spurs each progressing 'from spurs projecting from its its base to its point angularly. of the cleaning rod and oppositely to vsaidLthreads.

4. A cleaning rod having fabric gripping end face eccentric thereto and progressing their points, angularly of the rod, the spurs each progressing from its base to its point angularlyof the cleaning rod and oppositely to the threads.

5. -A cleaning rod having fabric gripping spurs projecting from one end face eccentric thereto and having threadsupwardly' from the spurs for receiving folds offabric'thereupon, the spursserving to prevent continuousscrewing movement of the threads through such fabric,-the spurs each progressingfrom its base to "its point angularjly'of the cleaning rod and oppositely to the threads. In testimony whereof, I afiixmy signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRED D. BRQOKS.

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